Morphology and biochemistry of achacha (Garcinia humilis (Clusiaceae) (Vahl) C.D. Adam) fruits harvested at three consumption ripeness stages
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Keywords
Postharvest, Harvest index, Maturity, Tropical fruit
Abstract
Three stages of maturity of Achachairú (Garcinia humilis) fruits were evaluated. It is a furto recently introduced to Chiapas and has high commercial potential. The most mature fruits presented outstanding biochemical parameters for consumption and better morphological characteristics in total weight, length, diameter and pulp-seed ratio compared to the fruits of the evaluated maturity stages. Regarding the color of the epicarp and pulp, the results allow the use of these variables as a harvest index with adequate training.